Allied invasion of Sicily establishes bridgeheads along southeast coast
The Allied high command claims success in Sicily with bridgeheads along a hundred mile southeast coast, signaling the start of a major amphibious assault. Analysts note fronts forming from Gela to Syracuse with airfields at Gela and Pachino under Allied control. London puts Axis forces in Sicily around 400,000. Allies may have up to 1,000,000 in Africa and about 450,000 involved in the assault. The invasion fleet totals around 2,000 ships, the largest assembled to date.
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New Invasion Spectre Faces Axis Warlords
THOMAS F. HAWKINS reports from Bern on July 12 as Allied forces push into Sicily with at least four bridgeheads. Berlin and Rome react with cautious calm, while Mussolini and King Emanuele appear in Rome amid tense govt moves.
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FDR Signs Agriculture Supply Bill Amid Crop Insurance Tone
President Roosevelt signed the 848 million dollar agriculture department supply bill while expressing regret that Congress did not fund continued crop insurance. He urged Congress to restore the program after its recess, saying it could stabilize farming and reduce risk for farmers. He noted weather as the major agricultural hazard and defended crop insurance as a potential great government step toward a sound, profitable farming era.
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Nazi Offensive Stalled As Red Army Holds Belgorod Line
Moscow reports the Belgorod breach remains contested as German armor under von Kluge presses near Kursk and Orel while Soviet forces claim repeated tank and infantry counterattacks disrupt Nazi advances. German losses mount with 2,000 Nazis killed and hundreds of tanks destroyed as Luftwaffe activity wanes. In Washington the War Food Administration announces a butter and dairy shortage for the coming year.
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Americans Intercept Jap Convoy and Bomb Kiska
American air forces attacked four Japanese cargo vessels 280 miles southwest of Holtz Bay Attu island. One ship sank, another in sinking condition, two damaged. Navy also reported bombardment of Gertrude Cove Kiska and Little Kiska. enemy did not return fire. On July 11 four Japanese soldiers were captured on Attu island.
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Capture Of Sicilian Towns Clears Way For Allied Victory
London observers say Allied forces seized 10 major Sicilian towns and ports including Syracuse and Licata. The captures provide a base for heavy reinforcements and a rapid advance from both ends of the southeastern landing arc toward Ragusa Pachino and Messina, signaling a major step toward island conquest.
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Training School Opens at Montreat for Women
The annual Auxiliary Training School for Women in the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States opened at Montreat weekend. More than 1,000 women are attending the school with sessions continuing through Wednesday.
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Canadian Plan Proposes World Currency Exchange Fund
Ottawa reports Canadian finance minister J L Ilsey unveiled an international exchange fund proposal to the House of Commons. The plan seeks an initial capital of 8 billion dollars and a potential total of 12 billion, aimed at easing global trade.
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British Race Toward Catania: Vital Port Of Syracuse Taken
Allied forces push along Sicily's east coast after capturing Syracuse and Licata and Gela ports. Patton's Americans widened a 25 mile by 10 mile bridgehead as Montgomery's Eighth Army advances toward Messina. Air forces bombed Axis columns and left Catania burning.
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Yanks Pound Key Jap Bases In Solomons
Allied headquarters report major daylight raids in the Solomons with heavy bombing of Munda and Bougainville targets. Aircraft losses included one Liberator and two Allied fighters, while ground forces press toward Munda as sea and air battles unfold nearby.
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Patton Leads U S Forces In Sicily Dispatch
VALLETTA Malta July 12 General George S Patton Jr commands United States forces in Sicily while General Montgomery heads British forces The official listing names Admiral Cunningham Ramsay Alexander Hewitt Spaatz Coningham Doolittle Lloyd and other senior officers in the Mediterranean command structure.
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Soviets Use Loudspeakers To Inform Nazis Of Sicily Invasion
New York July 12 The Russians have set up loud speakers along the eastern front to inform German troops of the Allied invasion of Sicily. The BBC said in a broadcast reported by U S government monitors. Soviet planes were dropping leaflets over the Nazi lines announcing the invasion, the Office of War Information said.
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Mess Hall Opened at Camp Lejeune for Women Marines
A new mess hall at Camp Lejeune serves the Women’s Reserve Battalion and is staffed entirely by women marines. Second Lieutenant Zita M. Sholtz of Hampton, Iowa, is named the first women marine mess officer.
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Canadians Break Inch Upon Pachino In Sicilian Landing
War correspondent Ross Munro describes night and dawn landings on the Long Crescent Beach near Pachino. Canadian assault troops with a British flank overran the peninsula within 24 hours establishing an invasion bridgehead and advancing into hilly country northwest of Pachino. More than 700 prisoners, including 15 officers, were captured as Royal Navy ships bombarded coastal targets and the coast looked like a heavy traffic jam of tanks guns and trucks.
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Invasion Forces Identified As Seventh Army and Eighth Army
Dispatches from North Africa name the main invasion forces for Sicily as the American Seventh Army under Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton Jr and the British Eighth Army under Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery. The Seventh is said to include much of the former U S Second Army Corps with armor and airborne elements. The Eighth is described as reshuffled with new units and reserves.
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